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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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